Useful Links

General Links

Durham University - Where the Beetham Collection is housed. The high quality archival digitised copy of the collection may be accessed at the Palace Green Library by prior appointment. Access is also available through Durham Universityís Oriental Museum, although this may not be in full archival format.

Barnard Castle School - Barnard Castle School is where Bentley Beetham attended as a pupil and where he returned to work as a schoolmaster until his retirement in 1949.

Visit County Durham - Land of the Prince Bishops. Durham stretches from the remote North Pennies in the west to the rugged East Coast. Between these two lie Teesdale, Weardale, Durham Cathedral, magnificent Castles, The Bowes Museum and a wealth of the Northís Heritage.

Teesdale Discovery - Teesdale and Barnard Castle, areas of outstanding natural beauty that had a profound effect on the path Beetham would choose to follow.

The Mountain Heritage Trust - The Mountain Heritage Trust seeks to identify and collect material which documents Britainís vibrant climbing and mountaineering history.